Dec 18 12 Days of NewsHour: Download the 2014 Shields and Brooks Guide to Holiday Civility By Nora Daly Recognizing that Thanksgiving has passed, and that many of the social and political issues facing the nation have changed, we are offering an updated version of "The Mark Shields and David Brooks’ Guide to Holiday Civility."… Continue reading
Dec 09 12 Days of NewsHour: Cross stitch our logo By Nora Daly Snowed-in? Curl up by the fire and fight-off cabin fever while creating your very own NewsHour logo cross-stitch. The pattern we’ve provided was created by former NewsHour staffer Justin Myers. See his finished product below, and share a picture of… Continue reading
Dec 08 12 days of NewsHour: The first* 4K fireplace video on YouTube By Travis Daub Despite its realism, our 4K video doesn't actually generate heat, so it won't dry your mittens. Continue reading
Oct 13 Seattle replaces Columbus Day with 'Indigenous People's Day' By Ayan Sheikh Just a week after Seattle’s City council unanimously approved replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous People’s Day -- a holiday that will honor and celebrate the cultural contributions of Native Americans -- Mayor Ed Murray invited members of city council… Continue reading
Dec 18 Move over 'O Holy Night,' only half of Americans see Christmas as religious Christmas is a traditionally considered a Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, but a recent study shows just over half of Americans see it as a religious holiday. Photo by Sebastien Nogier/AFP/Getty Images While the vast majority… Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch the national Christmas tree lighting .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Watch President Obama and his… Continue reading
Nov 26 Cajun chefs cook up an insect-based Thanksgiving .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Perhaps butternut squash soup… Continue reading
Nov 06 Pour the egg nog but hold the rum: Index predicts a less vice-full holiday season By News Desk Photo by Flickr user Prettywar With the last of the discounted Halloween candy vanishing from retailers' shelves, it's now that time of year where some have already started to cue the Christmas music for holiday shoppers. But if you're… Continue reading
Oct 29 View the 11 creepiest objects in the Smithsonian collection this Halloween By News Desk History can be a bit creepy. The Smithsonian National Musuem of American History has curated "11 collection objects giving us the creeps this Halloween." We're not sure which is worse, the Victorian-era wreath made out of human hair, or… Continue reading
Oct 14 #ColumbusDay Working on Columbus Day? It depends on where you live http://t.co/EVszmCCSU0 http://t.co/3mXKMPMvH4 pic.twitter.com/vjR6MdOPQT— PewResearch FactTank (@FactTank) October 14, 2013… Continue reading